JS Hosted Robert Matthews

9–11 November 1835

JS hosted and ultimately denounced Robert Matthews, commonly known as the Prophet Mathias, to whom he recounted his first vision of Deity, other divine visitations, and establishment of the church, Kirtland, Ohio.

JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.